BEBOP JAZZ

GENERAL INFO

What does Bebop Jazz focus on?

focus on the music itself

The tempo of Bebop Jazz?

Often faster tempos

How is the sound of Bebop Jazz?

• Often complex and rhythmical,

• more chromatic (notes outside scale), and

• more syncopated.

• Huge leaps in the melody.

Main Features in Bebop Jazz?

• melodies less memorable

• improvisation plays a big part

Main instruments in Bebop Jazz?

Saxophone, Trumpet, Bass, Panio, Drums. the bass often ‘walks’

Least common instruments in Bebop Jazz?

Clarinet and trombone

What is Comping?

comping is the response that an instrument or melody has to the solo instrument

What is the nature of the melody of Bebop Jazz?

The band plays the melody and might not repeat it again, or don’t repeat it often.

Features of the soloists?

• a lot of improvisation over the melody

• may play several choruses so not just one

• usually two/three soloists but could be one or all

• After the solos are over, they may play the chorus again to end the song